Coronavirus (COVID-19)

1 Overview

'Keep West Sussex Safe' is the drive being led by West Sussex County Council (WSCC) to encourage residents, businesses and communities to stay alert and follow government guidelines to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

We all continue to have a role to play in helping to ensure that our West Sussex residents and communities are doing everything they can to help stop the spread of the virus locally. 

This section provides local businesses, communities, organisations and services with key coronavirus messages and campaign materials. Please download or share these to encourage others to keep West Sussex safe and prevent the spread of coronavirus. If you require another format, please email: communications@westsussex.gov.uk.

You can also:

• sign up to receive our fortnightly residents’ newsletter
• follow our social media channels on:
• WSCC Facebook
• WSCC Instagram
• WSCC Twitter.

#KeepWestSussexSafe; remember hands, face, space.

2 Social media sample messages

The examples below are of 'Keep West Sussex Safe' social media messages for Twitter and Facebook. Feel free to use these and share them locally.

Twitter sample messages

1. Let’s do all we can to stop the spread of coronavirus and #KeepWestSussexSafe. Visit www.westsussex.gov.uk/coronavirus

2. These simple steps can stop the spread of COVID-19:

• If you have symptoms, get tested.
• Wash your hands regularly.
• Observe social distancing.
• Wear a face covering.

For updates and information visit www.westsussex.gov.uk/coronavirus

3. Find out what you can do to stop the spread of COVID-19 and #KeepWestSussexSafe. Visit www.westsussex.gov.uk/coronavirus

4. We need to continue to take action to reduce the risk of catching coronavirus. Spread the message, not the virus. For information about how you can #KeepWestSussexSafe visit www.westsussex.gov.uk/coronavirus

5. For updates and information on how you can #KeepWestSussexSafe sign up for the WSCC residents e-newsletter.

6. COVID-19 hasn't gone away. Do your bit to stop it spreading and #KeepWestSussexSafe. Visit www.westsussex.gov.uk/coronavirus

Facebook sample messages

1. Do your bit to #KeepWestSussexSafe. Spread the message not the virus, by following these simple steps:

• If you have symptoms, get tested.
• Wash your hands regularly.
• Observe social distancing.
• Wear a face covering.

Sign up to our newsletter to get more information about COVID-19.

2. COVID-19 hasn't gone away. There is still action we need to take. Spread the message not the virus and #KeepWestSussexSafe.

3. Let’s do all we can to keep our shops and businesses open and continue to take action to stop the spread of COVID-19 and #KeepWestSussexSafe.

Find updates and further information about COVID-19.

3 Social media imagery

Download an image to accompany your social media messaging about washing your hands.

We can also provide the images for specific district or borough council areas. If you would prefer this option, please email us and state which area you would like: communications@westsussex.gov.uk.

Images

1080 x 1080px

• Stop the spread, design 1 (JPG, 760KB)
• Stop the spread, design 2 (JPG, 769KB)
• Protect each other, design 1 (JPG, 669KB)

1080 x 1920px

• Stop the spread, design 1 (JPG, 1.1MB)
• Stop the spread, design 2 (JPG, 1.1MB)
• Protect each other, design 1 - space (JPG, 1.1MB)

1200 x 628px

• Stop the spread, design 1 (JPG, 560KB)
• Stop the spread, design 2 (JPG, 560KB)
• Protect each other, design 1 - space (JPG, 560KB)

4 Social media imagery - community testing

Download an image to accompany your social media messaging about community testing.

We can also provide the images for specific district or borough council areas. If you would prefer this option, please email us and state which area you would like: communications@westsussex.gov.uk.

Images

1080 x 1080px

• Protect your team - design 1 (JPG, 675KB)
• Protect your colleagues and customers - design 2 (JPG, 758KB)
• Protect your school - design 3 (JPG, 829KB)
• Protect your friends - design 4 (JPG, 854KB)

1080 x 1920px

• Protect your team - design 1 (JPG, 1.1MB)
• Protect your colleagues and customers - design 2 (JPG, 1.1MB)
• Protect your school - design 3 (JPG, 1.2MB)
• Protect your friends - design 4 (JPG, 1.2MB)

1200 x 628px

• Protect your team - design 1 (JPG, 565KB)
• Protect your colleagues and customers - design 2 (JPG, 559KB)
• Protect your school - design 3 (JPG, 640KB)
• Protect your friends - design 4 (JPG, 651KB)

5 Posters

Please use the posters below by printing out copies to go on display in your communities.

• Keep West Sussex Safe posters x 4 - print versions (PDF, 6MB)
• Keep West Sussex Safe poster - Arabic (PDF, 3.3MB)
• Keep West Sussex Safe poster - Creole (PDF, 4MB)
• Keep West Sussex Safe poster - English (PDF, 729KB)
• Keep West Sussex Safe poster - Gujarati (PDF, 4.2MB)
• Keep West Sussex Safe poster - Mandarin (PDF, 4.1MB)
• Keep West Sussex Safe poster - Polish (PDF, 4MB)
• Keep West Sussex Safe poster - Portuguese (PDF, 3.9MB)
• Keep West Sussex Safe poster - Punjabi (PDF, 4.1MB)
• Keep West Sussex Safe poster - Romanian (PDF, 4MB)
• Keep West Sussex Safe poster - Tamil (PDF, 4.2MB)
• Keep West Sussex Safe poster - Urdu (PDF, 4.1MB)

You can also find a range of resources available from Public Health England’s campaign resource centre.

6 Podcast interviews

They include information about:

• care home visits - Dr Claire Lehman
• infection prevention and control - Lisa Stone
• keeping West Sussex safe - Dr Tony Hill
• mental wellbeing and support - Daniel MacIntyre.